diff --git a/app/_locales/en/messages.json b/app/_locales/en/messages.json
index 2fc658019..6d51f83ab 100644
--- a/app/_locales/en/messages.json
+++ b/app/_locales/en/messages.json
@@ -301,6 +301,15 @@
   "confirmed": {
     "message": "Confirmed"
   },
+  "confusableUnicode": {
+    "message": "'$1' is similar to '$2'."
+  },
+  "confusableZeroWidthUnicode": {
+    "message": "Zero-width character found."
+  },
+  "confusingEnsDomain": {
+    "message": "We have detected a confusable character in the ENS name. Check the ENS name to avoid a potential scam."
+  },
   "congratulations": {
     "message": "Congratulations"
   },
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index fb998dfff..dfc829560 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -177,6 +177,7 @@
     "single-call-balance-checker-abi": "^1.0.0",
     "swappable-obj-proxy": "^1.1.0",
     "textarea-caret": "^3.0.1",
+    "unicode-confusables": "^0.1.1",
     "valid-url": "^1.0.9",
     "web3": "^0.20.7",
     "web3-stream-provider": "^4.0.0"
diff --git a/ui/app/components/ui/confusable/confusable.component.js b/ui/app/components/ui/confusable/confusable.component.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..6e1ac6b40
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ui/app/components/ui/confusable/confusable.component.js
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+import React, { useMemo } from 'react';
+import PropTypes from 'prop-types';
+import { confusables } from 'unicode-confusables';
+import Tooltip from '../tooltip';
+import { useI18nContext } from '../../../hooks/useI18nContext';
+
+const Confusable = ({ input }) => {
+  const t = useI18nContext();
+  const confusableData = useMemo(() => {
+    return confusables(input);
+  }, [input]);
+
+  return confusableData.map(({ point, similarTo }, index) => {
+    const zeroWidth = similarTo === '';
+    if (similarTo === undefined) {
+      return point;
+    }
+    return (
+      <Tooltip
+        key={index.toString()}
+        tag="span"
+        position="top"
+        title={
+          zeroWidth
+            ? t('confusableZeroWidthUnicode')
+            : t('confusableUnicode', [point, similarTo])
+        }
+      >
+        <span className="confusable__point">{zeroWidth ? '?' : point}</span>
+      </Tooltip>
+    );
+  });
+};
+
+Confusable.propTypes = {
+  input: PropTypes.string.isRequired,
+};
+
+export default Confusable;
diff --git a/ui/app/components/ui/confusable/index.js b/ui/app/components/ui/confusable/index.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e117d0df6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ui/app/components/ui/confusable/index.js
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+export { default } from './confusable.component';
diff --git a/ui/app/components/ui/confusable/index.scss b/ui/app/components/ui/confusable/index.scss
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..1178eb55d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ui/app/components/ui/confusable/index.scss
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+.confusable {
+  &__point {
+    color: $Red-500;
+  }
+}
diff --git a/ui/app/components/ui/confusable/test/confusable.component.test.js b/ui/app/components/ui/confusable/test/confusable.component.test.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..d3166ccd7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ui/app/components/ui/confusable/test/confusable.component.test.js
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+import assert from 'assert';
+import React from 'react';
+import { shallow } from 'enzyme';
+import Confusable from '../confusable.component';
+
+describe('Confusable component', function () {
+  it('should detect zero-width unicode', function () {
+    const wrapper = shallow(<Confusable input="vita‍lik.eth" />);
+    assert.ok(wrapper.find('.confusable__point').length === 1);
+  });
+
+  it('should detect homoglyphic unicode points', function () {
+    const wrapper = shallow(<Confusable input="faceboоk.eth" />);
+    assert.ok(wrapper.find('.confusable__point').length === 1);
+  });
+
+  it('should detect multiple homoglyphic unicode points', function () {
+    const wrapper = shallow(<Confusable input="ѕсоре.eth" />);
+    assert.ok(wrapper.find('.confusable__point').length === 5);
+  });
+
+  it('should not detect emoji', function () {
+    const wrapper = shallow(<Confusable input="👻.eth" />);
+    assert.ok(wrapper.find('.confusable__point').length === 0);
+  });
+});
diff --git a/ui/app/components/ui/tooltip/tooltip.js b/ui/app/components/ui/tooltip/tooltip.js
index 9ae60d2a5..19d244737 100644
--- a/ui/app/components/ui/tooltip/tooltip.js
+++ b/ui/app/components/ui/tooltip/tooltip.js
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ export default class Tooltip extends PureComponent {
     trigger: 'mouseenter focus',
     wrapperClassName: undefined,
     theme: '',
+    tag: 'div',
   };
 
   static propTypes = {
@@ -36,6 +37,7 @@ export default class Tooltip extends PureComponent {
     style: PropTypes.object,
     theme: PropTypes.string,
     tabIndex: PropTypes.number,
+    tag: PropTypes.string,
   };
 
   render() {
@@ -56,34 +58,36 @@ export default class Tooltip extends PureComponent {
       style,
       theme,
       tabIndex,
+      tag,
     } = this.props;
 
     if (!title && !html) {
       return <div className={wrapperClassName}>{children}</div>;
     }
 
-    return (
-      <div className={wrapperClassName}>
-        <ReactTippy
-          arrow={arrow}
-          className={containerClassName}
-          disabled={disabled}
-          hideOnClick={false}
-          html={html}
-          interactive={interactive}
-          onHidden={onHidden}
-          position={position}
-          size={size}
-          offset={offset}
-          style={style}
-          title={title}
-          trigger={trigger}
-          theme={theme}
-          tabIndex={tabIndex || 0}
-        >
-          {children}
-        </ReactTippy>
-      </div>
+    return React.createElement(
+      tag,
+      { className: wrapperClassName },
+      <ReactTippy
+        arrow={arrow}
+        className={containerClassName}
+        disabled={disabled}
+        hideOnClick={false}
+        html={html}
+        interactive={interactive}
+        onHidden={onHidden}
+        position={position}
+        size={size}
+        offset={offset}
+        style={style}
+        title={title}
+        trigger={trigger}
+        theme={theme}
+        tabIndex={tabIndex || 0}
+        tag={tag}
+      >
+        {children}
+      </ReactTippy>,
     );
   }
 }
diff --git a/ui/app/components/ui/ui-components.scss b/ui/app/components/ui/ui-components.scss
index cc8effe24..96d0c684a 100644
--- a/ui/app/components/ui/ui-components.scss
+++ b/ui/app/components/ui/ui-components.scss
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
 @import 'chip/chip';
 @import 'circle-icon/index';
 @import 'color-indicator/color-indicator';
+@import 'confusable/index';
 @import 'currency-display/index';
 @import 'currency-input/index';
 @import 'definition-list/definition-list';
diff --git a/ui/app/pages/send/send-content/add-recipient/add-recipient.component.js b/ui/app/pages/send/send-content/add-recipient/add-recipient.component.js
index a2126b552..a13a4a666 100644
--- a/ui/app/pages/send/send-content/add-recipient/add-recipient.component.js
+++ b/ui/app/pages/send/send-content/add-recipient/add-recipient.component.js
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import ContactList from '../../../../components/app/contact-list';
 import RecipientGroup from '../../../../components/app/contact-list/recipient-group/recipient-group.component';
 import { ellipsify } from '../../send.utils';
 import Button from '../../../../components/ui/button';
+import Confusable from '../../../../components/ui/confusable';
 
 export default class AddRecipient extends Component {
   static propTypes = {
@@ -128,7 +129,7 @@ export default class AddRecipient extends Component {
         <Identicon address={address} diameter={28} />
         <div className="send__select-recipient-wrapper__group-item__content">
           <div className="send__select-recipient-wrapper__group-item__title">
-            {name || ellipsify(address)}
+            {name ? <Confusable input={name} /> : ellipsify(address)}
           </div>
           {name && (
             <div className="send__select-recipient-wrapper__group-item__subtitle">
diff --git a/ui/app/pages/send/send-content/add-recipient/add-recipient.js b/ui/app/pages/send/send-content/add-recipient/add-recipient.js
index 9a423e974..195da89cb 100644
--- a/ui/app/pages/send/send-content/add-recipient/add-recipient.js
+++ b/ui/app/pages/send/send-content/add-recipient/add-recipient.js
@@ -1,16 +1,19 @@
 import ethUtil from 'ethereumjs-util';
 import contractMap from '@metamask/contract-metadata';
+import { isConfusing } from 'unicode-confusables';
 import {
   REQUIRED_ERROR,
   INVALID_RECIPIENT_ADDRESS_ERROR,
   KNOWN_RECIPIENT_ADDRESS_ERROR,
   INVALID_RECIPIENT_ADDRESS_NOT_ETH_NETWORK_ERROR,
+  CONFUSING_ENS_ERROR,
 } from '../../send.constants';
 
 import {
   isValidAddress,
   isEthNetwork,
   checkExistingAddresses,
+  isValidDomainName,
 } from '../../../../helpers/utils/util';
 
 export function getToErrorObject(to, hasHexData = false, network) {
@@ -36,6 +39,9 @@ export function getToWarningObject(to, tokens = [], sendToken = null) {
       checkExistingAddresses(to, tokens))
   ) {
     toWarning = KNOWN_RECIPIENT_ADDRESS_ERROR;
+  } else if (isValidDomainName(to) && isConfusing(to)) {
+    toWarning = CONFUSING_ENS_ERROR;
   }
+
   return { to: toWarning };
 }
diff --git a/ui/app/pages/send/send-content/add-recipient/tests/add-recipient-utils.test.js b/ui/app/pages/send/send-content/add-recipient/tests/add-recipient-utils.test.js
index 9d4947107..cdf1a0c36 100644
--- a/ui/app/pages/send/send-content/add-recipient/tests/add-recipient-utils.test.js
+++ b/ui/app/pages/send/send-content/add-recipient/tests/add-recipient-utils.test.js
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import {
   REQUIRED_ERROR,
   INVALID_RECIPIENT_ADDRESS_ERROR,
   KNOWN_RECIPIENT_ADDRESS_ERROR,
+  CONFUSING_ENS_ERROR,
 } from '../../../send.constants';
 
 const stubs = {
@@ -93,5 +94,17 @@ describe('add-recipient utils', function () {
         },
       );
     });
+
+    it('should warn if name is a valid domain and confusable', function () {
+      assert.deepEqual(getToWarningObject('vita‍lik.eth'), {
+        to: CONFUSING_ENS_ERROR,
+      });
+    });
+
+    it('should not warn if name is a valid domain and not confusable', function () {
+      assert.deepEqual(getToWarningObject('vitalik.eth'), {
+        to: null,
+      });
+    });
   });
 });
diff --git a/ui/app/pages/send/send.constants.js b/ui/app/pages/send/send.constants.js
index 7b1a1f1a3..5584a6c99 100644
--- a/ui/app/pages/send/send.constants.js
+++ b/ui/app/pages/send/send.constants.js
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ const INVALID_RECIPIENT_ADDRESS_NOT_ETH_NETWORK_ERROR =
   'invalidAddressRecipientNotEthNetwork';
 const REQUIRED_ERROR = 'required';
 const KNOWN_RECIPIENT_ADDRESS_ERROR = 'knownAddressRecipient';
+const CONFUSING_ENS_ERROR = 'confusingEnsDomain';
 
 const SIMPLE_GAS_COST = '0x5208'; // Hex for 21000, cost of a simple send.
 const BASE_TOKEN_GAS_COST = '0x186a0'; // Hex for 100000, a base estimate for token transfers.
@@ -53,6 +54,7 @@ export {
   MIN_GAS_TOTAL,
   NEGATIVE_ETH_ERROR,
   REQUIRED_ERROR,
+  CONFUSING_ENS_ERROR,
   SIMPLE_GAS_COST,
   TOKEN_TRANSFER_FUNCTION_SIGNATURE,
   BASE_TOKEN_GAS_COST,
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index 95a33254a..1f7a9175e 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -24436,6 +24436,11 @@ unicode-canonical-property-names-ecmascript@^1.0.4:
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/unicode-canonical-property-names-ecmascript/-/unicode-canonical-property-names-ecmascript-1.0.4.tgz#2619800c4c825800efdd8343af7dd9933cbe2818"
   integrity sha512-jDrNnXWHd4oHiTZnx/ZG7gtUTVp+gCcTTKr8L0HjlwphROEW3+Him+IpvC+xcJEFegapiMZyZe02CyuOnRmbnQ==
 
+unicode-confusables@^0.1.1:
+  version "0.1.1"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/unicode-confusables/-/unicode-confusables-0.1.1.tgz#17f14e8dc53ff81c12e92fd86e836ebdf14ea0c2"
+  integrity sha512-XTPBWmT88BDpXz9NycWk4KxDn+/AJmJYYaYBwuIH9119sopwk2E9GxU9azc+JNbhEsfiPul78DGocEihCp6MFQ==
+
 unicode-match-property-ecmascript@^1.0.4:
   version "1.0.4"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/unicode-match-property-ecmascript/-/unicode-match-property-ecmascript-1.0.4.tgz#8ed2a32569961bce9227d09cd3ffbb8fed5f020c"